TMDb Rating
7.6/10
120 verified votes
Fires on the Plain (1959)
DramaWar
105 min
Plot Summary
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
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Keywords to include
DramaWarKon IchikawaEiji FunakoshiOsamu Takizawa1959
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Top Cast
Eiji FunakoshiOsamu TakizawaMickey CurtisMantarō UshioKyū Sazanka
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